What question do you ask about family history?
We ask the patient if they have any family history of certain conditions, and code the information in the patients record.
Conditions we ask about include: asthma, COPD, epilepsy, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease, depression, thyroid and cancer.
Here is how the family history question looks like on the form:
Which SNOMED codes are added?
Family history of Asthma, 160377001
Family history of COPD, 297241004
Family history of Epilepsy, 160341008
Family history of Heart Disease, 297242006
Family history of Stroke, 275104002
Family history of High Blood Pressure, 160357008
Family history of Diabetes, 160303001
Family history ofKidney Disease, 289916006
Family history ofLiver Disease, 266902008
Family history ofDepression, 160329001
Family history ofThyroid, 160302006
Family history of cancer, 275937001